In their neat house, with wonderful garden and pool, as well as the warm hospitality, makes your visit very special and relaxing. Our Bed & Breakfast offers 4 nicely decorated rooms.
After visits of several activities like the Cango Caves, the Ostrichfarms, the Cheetah and Crocodile Wildlife Ranch and a scenic drive over the Swartbergpass, you can enjoy a cool refreshing in the pool and then relax in the beautiful tropical garden.
Oudtshoorn offers a big and good variety of restaurants. Most of them are in walking distance. Burga und Louis are very helpful by choosing and booking a restaurant.
"Oudtshoorn" is situated in a very dry valley surrounded by mountains and was named after the Baroness Gesina van Reede van Oudtshoorn. It is the most important town in the Klein Karoo and is still to this day world center of ostrichfarming. Oudtshoorn was founded in 1847, and has about 50.000 residents today. Before the 1. World War, over 750.000 ostriches were in the area .
In those days, especially the Ladies, it was very popular to decorate hats, coats and dresses with ostrich feathers. The ostrich farmers made a fortune with selling feathers all over the world. The viktorian inspired Villas, the so-called "Featherpalasts" from this aera are still to be seen and admired. During this "boom" many jewish immigrants came to Oudtshoorn and called the town then also "Little Jerusalem".
After the Ostrich Business stagnated for decades, it´s slowly coming back, because ostrich meat is nearly cholesterin- and fettfree and in the meantime also on the menus of delcatess restaurants all over the world. The typical look, feel and strength of the ostrich leather, makes it ideal for shoes, handbags and other clothing.
We offer
- 1 Suite (Kingsize Bett) with bath, shower und einem boudoir (walk in wardrobe)
- 3 doublerooms with bath or shower
- All rooms are decorated nicely
and are non-smoking areasChildren are welcome
- All prices are including breakfast,
(german or continental breakfast)
- Relax under the palm trees on the sundeck
or get a refreshing in the pool
- The meeting-room offers reading atmosphere and TV (plus German channels).
u.a. RTL, SAT 1, ARD, ZDF, PRO 7, 3 SAT und DW-TV
- A Golf course is in Oudtshoorn
Contact
Burga and Louis
2 Jakaranda Avenue
6620 Oudtshoorn
Tel: +27 (44) 279 2723
Fax:: +27 (44) 279 1800